There is a Shift between Money, Co-creation, Social Media and Gamification
We are in a historical paradox crossroad for humanity. It is thus a frightening time for the world finances and economics where at the same time the concept of money is pushed further through the advent of social media, co-creation, the social graph and concepts such as Gamification that are taking over of reality and creating a kind of twilight zone. On one hand there is extreme poverty mixed with extreme wealth, the advent Read more [...]

How to design a Vision? You design a vision with inspiration, change and Share!
The right design of a vision can only be done through an emergence of re-designing the way we think and act! And yes the way we share! The concept of vision is very personal and can drive people to achieve great things and execute massive actions. A clear Vision can deliver a way to inspiration and with the right measure of passion one can indeed reach a lot. But this can only be done through a strong design. A Read more [...]

19 Top social media digital authors and metrics, the reinvention of the authorship concept and social reach!
Social Media is there and with it new disruption and new trends. Social Media is expanding and redefining the concept of author, the creator and of course the meaning of authorship and copyright. This post is a reflection of what makes a top social media digital author and what are the best metrics to define it. Also this post is a selection of authors that somehow are the key influences in Read more [...]

7 Top Social Media, Tech, Society related books in my list!
The corridors of knowledge are always being populated by different evolution and trends passing by. Society with the advent of Social Media is going through a huge revolution but this is not something new. There has been an evolution and we are at this stage thanks to a lot of research, technological and social changes that have been there for long time, evolving. In a time of attention spam and where all of us read shorter and shorter, Read more [...]

Terra incognita, web transparency and a new metaphoric globalisation!
Lately technology and web are making humanity go faster... too fast in this wide "Terra incognita" (the latin expression for Unknown land, territorry, used by ancient navigators for the mysterious areas under discovery). Although we live in a over mapped world that has powerful navigation such tools as Google Maps, GPS, Foursquare, Geo location devices the notion of "direction" has somehow disappeared from the reality maps. Read more [...]

World of evolving social and technological behavior and interaction relation
The beginning of the Twentieth century created a world of continuous evolving social and technological behaviour and interaction relations. Also it brought the advent of a time of accelerating mutation, where moments of new trends come with crisis and shift of paradigms. Within this world Personal branding became critical. Personal branding is necessarily the process whereby each person and their respective careers are Read more [...]

How can you and I live, feel and love in this digital social media Zeitgeist?
So how do I live, live and love in this digital social media Zeitgeist where I happen to exist? What makes me unique in the cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and/or political climate within a nation/countries or even specific groups/tribes (I prefer this concept)? How do I go along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated within this digital, technological pedigree time Read more [...]

Did you stop sometimes to check how your brain is scarred sometimes to death with no stop flows of fears and useless prejudice or insecurities. I am sure that both you and me could write a book about these daily insomnia creepy moments that sometime take over my and your thoughts. The exercise seems to be how to deal with these moments of weakness and how to focus the energy within the things that you and I could never do or live without. This is an exercise that can produce amazing results.
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SEO is critical for the success of any business strategy online. It is the holistic mix of good practices and the correct set up for the technical part of a website and its interaction with strategy and content. There are a lot of names for SEO but ultimately it is about good practices that have to do with consistency and ethical best practice.
In order to have a SEO work in progress and a strong business case any business has to do their home work first. That homework is about the DNA setting Read more [...]

What if time stopped now...? What if you could effectively do what you always wanted to do...? This is a question I have been asking myself more lately. And the answer it is not so much about time, but about time management and decision!
In the present landscape we live where the Me is mixed within the Social “Me”dia there are new things to be extra aware. Everything in daily life and personal management is somehow mixed with different real and digital platforms. This shift from reality and Read more [...]

My name is Dinis Guarda and I am driven by ideas and making things happens. I am global Internet executive and I have been working in EU, America, Africa and Asia. I am also a strategist and thought leader author passionate about ideas, digital trends, marketing, comunications and open business. I have an unabridged passion for entrepreneurship, writing, authorship, creativity (image, art, film, music), all forms of curating and strategic, pragmatic thinking and the world wide web. more...